Founder and head of Origin Records, handling: artist relations and development; CD cover design and production; developing and coordinating distribution, marketing & promotional opportunities. Now with a catalog of 800 recordings across three labels from 360 artists. JazzWeek's 2009 "Label of the Year."

Provides cover design and production for Origin, OA2 and Origin Classical Records, along with general design for dozens of clients. “Great music without exception...a terrific organization and in my opinion, Bishop is one of the best cover designers in the world.” - Rudolf Radnai, Muszerordal, Budapest, Hungary

“Bishop’s drumming is unfailingly imaginative and fervid.” – CODA. Bishop performed regularly throughout high school and college in Oregon, studying with Mel Brown & Charles Dowd, and attended the Univ of Oregon, later transferring to North Texas State. He moved to Seattle in 1981 for an 6 month gig and never left. In the early ’80s, he was in the fusion group Blue Sky, with two Top 10 LPs & extensive touring throughout the decade. For 20 years, he was in the piano trio New Stories, who had 4 CDs of their own, 6 with saxophonist Don Lanphere, and a Grammy-nominated RCA release with Mark Murphy. They headlined the 1993 JVC Jazz Festival in Vladivostok, Russia, & played concerts with Tom Harrell, Julian Priester, Charles McPherson, Vincent Herring, Conte Condoli, Bobby Shew & Larry Coryell, and around the country touring with Mark Murphy, Ernie Watts & Don Lanphere. Their tune “Highway Blues,” from Speakin’ Out, was embedded as one of two music samples in Windows XP, which went on to sell 700 million units. Their critically acclaimed recording, "Hope is in the Air: the Music of Elmo Hope," was produced by Don Sickler & engineered by Rudy Van Gelder at his studio in NJ.He’s taught drums privately for 47 years and was on faculty at the University of Washington from 2005-2009. He's done dozens of drum & jazz workshops with the Hal Galper Trio, including events at the Univ. of North Texas, Univ of Indiana, Dartmouth, Cal Arts, The New School, Purchase Conservatory-NYC, William Paterson University, University of Louisville, San Jose State University, The California Jazz Conservatory, and Kent State. In 2018, Bishop co-founded The Real(ity) Book, a web-based, HD Video Play-Along education system for jazz musicians.He also toured internationally with Buddy Greco, the McGuire Sisters, and the Harry James Orchestra, and played with Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Bob Newhart, The Hi-Los, the Drifters, the Coasters, the Platters, Pete Barbutti, the Seattle Symphony, and many others.

"...the high level of integration and communication the trio displays is rare and quite thrilling to experience." - Downbeat. In his fifth decade as a major jazz artist, Hal Galper continues the innovation that has made him one of today's most surprising and satisfying pianists. Galper's 21st century series of trio albums for Origin Records incorporates his development of 'Rubato' playing as a means of melding melodic lyricism with the rhythmic excitement and "sound of surprise" of the bebop tradition, deepening the jazz experience for musicians and listeners alike. HAL GALPER - piano JEFF JOHNSON - bass JOHN BISHOP - drumsThe Trio also conducts workshops and masterclasses at Colleges across the country, including recent events at: University of North Texas, University of Indiana, Dartmouth, Cal Arts, The New School, Purchase Conservatory-NYC, University of Louisville, San Jose State University, The Jazz School-Berkeley, Central Oklahoma University, William Paterson College, Kent State University and Portland State University, among others.

Private studies in jazz drumset.

Private studies in jazz drumset